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fandomhigh2012-03-01 11:40 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2012-03-01 11:40 am
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Ethics [Thursday, March 1, 2012 1st period]
"Welcome back from your break," Anakin said, striding to the front of the class--where the students' desks had been pushed against the walls--to lean against the blackboard. "Today we move away from Kant and onto an American philosopher named John Rawls. He's a more modern philosopher, and the main tenet of Rawlsianism is that most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position. The question, naturally, then turns into 'what is a fair position' and his use of something called the 'veil of ignorance' that magically makes everyone unaware of their positions in society in order to determine if something is fair or not."
He pushed off of the wall and paced down the center of the room. "Rawls also argues that even meritocracy—a distributive system that rewards effort—doesn’t go far enough in leveling the playing field because those who are naturally gifted will always get ahead. Furthermore, says Rawls, the naturally gifted can’t claim much credit because their success often depends on factors as arbitrary as birth order or how you were raised as a child."
He waved his hand, indicating the students should form a line in the center of the classroom. "Today we'll conduct a little experiment in demonstrating privilege. Afterwards, I want you to discuss if such things matter in Fandom like they do back in your home universes, and if not, why not."
He reached for a piece of paper. "Let's begin."
He pushed off of the wall and paced down the center of the room. "Rawls also argues that even meritocracy—a distributive system that rewards effort—doesn’t go far enough in leveling the playing field because those who are naturally gifted will always get ahead. Furthermore, says Rawls, the naturally gifted can’t claim much credit because their success often depends on factors as arbitrary as birth order or how you were raised as a child."
He waved his hand, indicating the students should form a line in the center of the classroom. "Today we'll conduct a little experiment in demonstrating privilege. Afterwards, I want you to discuss if such things matter in Fandom like they do back in your home universes, and if not, why not."
He reached for a piece of paper. "Let's begin."
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She was never sure if that was because her mom didn't have any money or because she just forgot to buy food, though, so she stayed where she was.
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Clearly, Kate was not in the zone of privilege.
It was less that Voron hadn't had the money to feed her, and more that he'd sent her on enough training runs with nothing that going hungry was an inevitability. It fit the question well enough, though.
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In fact if Stacey missed a meal it might throw her blood sugar off so she couldn't. So there.
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